
-
Birthplace
Ibadan, Nigeria
-
Birthday
April 4, 1960Deathday
N/A
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a British actor resident in Australia. He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, V in V for Vendetta (2005), and Red Skull in the movie Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline, where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. In film, he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama Proof (1991). Weaving played Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy-drama The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994); and multiple roles in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012). His roles as a voice actor include the roles as Rex the male sheepdog in Babe (1995), Noah the Leading Elder Emperor Penguin in Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011) and as Megatron in the Transformers film series. Weaving's awards for acting include a Satellite Award, MTV Movie Award and six Australian Film Institute Awards.
Description above is from the Wikipedia article Hugo Weaving, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Winner Critics Choice Award | Best Acting Ensemble (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2004 | Gold Derby Awards | Winner Gold Derby Award | Ensemble Cast (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2004 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Winner Actor | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2003 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Winner ACCA | Best Cast Ensemble (Sean Austin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2003 | National Board of Review, USA | Winner NBR Award | Best Acting by an Ensemble (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2003 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Winner OFCS Award | Best Ensemble (Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2003 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Winner PFCS Award | Best Acting Ensemble (Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2002 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Winner PFCS Award | Best Acting Ensemble (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| 2001 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Winner ACCA | Best Cast Ensemble (Sean Austin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film (Peter Cullen, Leonard Nimoy, Frank Welker, Hugo Weaving, Jess Harnell, Charlie Adler, Robert Foxworth, Tom Kenny, George Coe, Reno Wilson) | Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
| 2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominee Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie: Fight (Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving) | Captain America: The First Avenger |
| 2011 | Scream Awards | Nominee Scream Award | Best Villain (Hugo Weaving) | Captain America: The First Avenger |
| 2006 | Australian Film Institute | Nominee AFI International Award | Best Actor (Hugo Weaving) | V for Vendetta |
| 2006 | Scream Awards | Nominee Scream Award | Most Heroic Performance (Hugo Weaving) | V for Vendetta |
| 2004 | MTV Movie + TV Awards | Nominee MTV Movie Award | Best Fight (Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving) | The Matrix Reloaded |
| 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Nominee PFCS Award | Best Ensemble Acting (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2003 | Gold Derby Awards | Nominee Gold Derby Award | Ensemble Cast (Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2003 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Nominee Actor | Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture (Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2002 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Cast Ensemble (Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2002 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Nominee Actor | Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture (Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood) | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| 2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Nominee Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Villain (Hugo Weaving) | The Matrix |